Tall Book: A Celebration of Life on High by Arianne Cohen
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- Pub. Date: June 2009
- 256pp
- Sales Rank: 23,472
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: June 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
- Format: Hardcover, 256pp
- Sales Rank: 23,472
- ISBN-13: 9781596913080
- ISBN: 1596913088
Synopsis
Tall people: Smart. Wealthy. Successful. U.S. Presidents, Oscar Winners, NBA players, CEOs.
Scrunched into airplane seats. Unable to find good clothes. Why?
In this, the first book of its kind, Arianne Cohen—all 6’3" of her—takes us on a tour of the tall world, traveling from endocrinologists’ offices to the annual European Tall Club Convention to unlock the mysteries at the center of talldom: why do tall people succeed professionally, financially and intellectually far more than others? Why are tall men the most successful dating and mating group on earth, while tall women have low birth rates? And who the hell is behind those airplane seats?
Part investigation and part personal story, The Tall Book follows Arianne as she circles the globe, meeting the tallest people in the world, questioning them on how to raise a well-adjusted tall kid, and yes, becoming one half of America’s tallest couple.
Lively, witty, and erudite, The Tall Book is a must-read for the tall, the not-so-tall—or anyone searching for the secrets of living the high life.
Publishers Weekly
Though it may in part revere the tall, essayist Cohen proclaims, clearly "society is not built for us." Six-foot-three Cohen (Confessions of a High School Word Nerd) covers many taken-for-granted challenges facing "talls," including public toilets, exercise bikes, doorways, couches and airplanes. Especially complicated is dating; some tall women would never "date down"-that is, a man shorter than they are-while other talls (i.e. men) refuse to date anyone but the short. Being tall costs more, due to expenses like "double-price clothes," "high ceilinged homes," and "the food," but it also pays better: tall people earn approximately 2.5% more per inch. Height also helps get presidents elected; 26 out of the last 30 presidential contests went to the taller candidate. Cohen has been frustrated, ever since she was a 5'3" eight-year-old that no one has written a book about tall people ("The Dewey Decimal index didn't even assign a classification number to tall people. Surely the world kidded"). She fixes that problem handily with a guide both practical and proud, and with enough self-deprecating humor to charm readers of any height; an ideal gift for talls, their loved ones, and (perhaps) their jealous detractors.
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Biography
Arianne Cohen is a writer for New York and Marie Claire magazines. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, O, Real Simple, Redbook, Health, Nerve.com, and the New York Times Magazine. A 2003 graduate of Harvard University, she is also the author of Help, It’s Broken!: A Fix-It Bible for the Repair-Impaired and the coeditor of the essay book Confessions of a Word Nerd. She previously used her 6'3" frame as a nationallevel swimmer, and now lives the tall life in New York City with her 7'2" partner, whom she met researching this book. They are perhaps the country’s tallest couple
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Above and Beyond!by onetallcanuck
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January 10, 2010: The Tall Book is a wonderfully entertaining and incredibly insightful look into tall culture. Cohen digs deep into worldwide research to bring out the truth behind tall salaries, tall history, and tall love. Spirited by her own experiences as a vertical dynamo, Cohen's words describe the not-so-secret life of sizeable society. From awkward adolescence to literal long-gevity, The Tall Book draws on the personal experience of professional athletes, endocrinologists, and economists to explain all that is tall. A must-have for all those of amazing altitudes, Cohen's whimsical wit offers a fascinating read for all.
A book for parents to tall kidsby Anonymous
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January 02, 2010: This book has done for my 18 year old, 6'2'' daughter, what I was not able to give her as a mother. Make her proud and comfortable with her height. And to give her an identity as one of a group and not a single outstanding "taller than the rest" girl. As a parent this is an extraordinary experience. To observe that she suddenly wears high heels when going out because "my legs look better that way, Mom - can't you see that?". And she is not partying with the tall people, she is out with her old friends. But with a new attitude. I wish that this book had been available for me to read when she was younger. Skip all the other books about how to raise children, and read this one. This is all you need to give your own kid, what it takes to be a proud and self confident woman that stands tall. She is beautiful with her new found identity. She is glowing. Thank you Arianne.
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